"In good company, the individuals merge their..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Society does not love its unmaskers.”

“The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land.”

“But whoso is heroic must find crises to try his edge. Human virtue demands her champions and martyrs, and the trial of persecution always proceeds.”

“To educate the wise man, the State exists; and with the appearance of the wise man, the State expires. The appearance of charactermakes the state unnecessary. The wise man is the State.”

“The very highest is barely known.Then comes that which people know and love,Then that which is feared,Then that which is despised.Who does not trust enough will not be trusted.”

“O good old man, how well in thee appears The constant service of the antique world, When service sweat for duty, not for meed! Thou art not for the fashion of these times, Where none will sweat but for promotion, And having that do choke their service up Even with the having. . . .”

“The minute we get reconciled to a person, how willing we are to throw aside little needless punctilios and pronounce his name right.”

“Tap into people's emotions. We've all been put to sleep by a speaker who just gives the facts. You must tap into people's feelings.”

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.”